Person struck and killed by Caltrain

Bay City News

Published
7:01 pm PDT, Wednesday, June 14, 2006

2006-06-14 19:01:00 PDT -- A person was killed tonight after being hit by a Caltrain at the commuter train's Redwood City station.

According to Caltrain spokesman Jonah Weinberg, the victim got off of a northbound train stopped at Sequoia Station in downtown Redwood City at 6 p.m., then ducked under the lowered pedestrian crossing arm in an effort to cross the tracks.

Instead, the victim was struck and killed by a southbound train.

The coroner was called to the scene at James and Franklin Avenues.

The death marks the 13th fatality on Caltrain tracks so far this year, including six suicides and one car accident.